Mr Williamz & Green Lion Crew - The General Comes To Town - Numbered edition

Maine-based​ ​DJ​ ​and​ ​producer​ ​Zeke​ ​Stern​ ​collaborated​ ​with​ ​London-based​ ​vocalist​ ​Mr.​ ​Williamz​ ​on​ ​the duo's​ ​latest​ ​release​ ​THE​ ​GENERAL​ ​COMES​ ​TO​ ​TOWN.​ ​The​ ​album​ ​features​ ​ten​ ​original​ ​tracks​ ​which echo​ ​the​ ​unifying​ ​energy​ ​and​ ​infectious​ ​grooves​ ​of​ ​sound​ ​system​ ​culture.
Stern,​ ​who​ ​has​ ​produced​ ​tracks​ ​with​ ​Collie​ ​Buddz,​ ​Chronixx,​ ​Beenie​ ​Man,​ ​Kabaka​ ​Pyramid,​ ​Lee​ ​Scratch Perry,​ ​and​ ​many​ ​others,​ ​has​ ​said​ ​that​ ​he​ ​and​ ​Mr.​ ​Williamz​ ​were​ ​inspired​ ​to​ ​pay​ ​tribute​ ​to​ ​the​ ​“rub​ ​a​ ​dub" style,​ ​a​ ​sub​ ​genre​ ​of​ ​dancehall​ ​music​ ​that​ ​once​ ​set​ ​the​ ​reggae​ ​music​ ​scene​ ​on​ ​fire.
“​I​ ​am​ ​an​ ​avid​ ​vinyl​ ​collector​ ​and​ ​I​ ​was​ ​always​ ​inspired​ ​by​ ​a​ ​great​ ​cover,”​ ​said​ ​Stern.​ ​“In​ ​the​ ​early​ ​1980s,​ ​a lot​ ​of​ ​rub​ ​a​ ​dub​ ​LPs​ ​had​ ​a​ ​trend​ ​of​ ​Spaghetti​ ​Western​ ​style​ ​cover​ ​art.​ ​The​ ​music​ ​was​ ​bass​ ​heavy,​ ​stripped down,​ ​and​ ​laced​ ​with​ ​effects.​ ​This​ ​project​ ​was​ ​heavily​ ​influenced​ ​by​ ​that​ ​era​ ​of​ ​reggae.”
With​ ​Stern​ ​​composing​ ​the​ ​instrumentals​ ​with​ ​special​ ​guest​ ​musicians​,​ ​Mr.​ ​Williamz​ ​employs​ ​his​ ​distinct vocal​ ​style​ ​to​ ​help​ ​craft​ ​the​ ​album’s​ ​catchy​ ​choruses.​ ​Williamz,​ ​who​ ​relocated​ ​from​ ​Jamaica​ ​to​ ​London​ ​in his​ ​youth,​ ​has​ ​been​ ​a​ ​staple​ ​of​ ​the​ ​international​ ​reggae​ ​scene​ ​for​ ​close​ ​to​ ​a​ ​decade.​ ​After​ ​being​ ​honored by​ ​the​ ​BBC​ ​as​ ​the​ ​UK​ ​artist​ ​of​ ​the​ ​year​ ​in​ ​2008,​ ​he​ ​released​ ​a​ ​slew​ ​of​ ​successful​ ​singles​ ​which​ ​helped Williamz​ ​become​ ​a​ ​household​ ​name​ ​throughout​ ​Europe​ ​and​ ​in​ ​other​ ​countries​ ​around​ ​the​ ​world.
On​ ​THE​ ​GENERAL​ ​COMES​ ​TO​ ​TOWN,​ ​Williamz​ ​and​ ​Stern​ ​trade​ ​tracks​ ​back​ ​and​ ​forth.​ ​Mr.​ ​Williamz performs​ ​on​ ​the​ ​odd-numbered​ ​tracks​ ​on​ ​the​ ​album.​ ​His​ ​vocal​ ​delivery,​ ​memorable​ ​melodies,​ ​and intimate​ ​groove​ ​echo​ ​the​ ​likes​ ​of​ ​reggae​ ​veterans​ ​like​ ​Super​ ​Cat​ ​and​ ​Nicodemus.​ ​Meanwhile,​ ​Stern​ ​owns the​ ​even​ ​tracks,​ ​answering​ ​each​ ​Mr.​ ​Williamz​ ​track​ ​with​ ​a​ ​‘b-side’.​ ​Green​ ​Lion​ ​Crew​ ​presents experimental​ ​dub​ ​remixes,​ ​recycling​ ​the​ ​beat​ ​and​ ​taking​ ​it​ ​to​ ​the​ ​next​ ​level​ ​into​ ​the​ ​realm​ ​of​ ​psychedelia.
THE​ ​GENERAL​ ​COMES​ ​TO​ ​TOWN​ ​was​ ​released​ ​on​ ​September​ ​22,​ ​2017.​ ​The​ ​album​ ​features​ ​some​ ​of the​ ​most​ ​noticeable​ ​players​ ​in​ ​contemporary​ ​reggae​ ​music​ ​including​ ​​Addis​ ​Pablo​ ​(son​ ​of​ ​Augustus Pablo),​ ​Billy​ ​Kottage​ ​(Reel​ ​Big​ ​Fish,​ ​the​ ​Feel​ ​Goods),​ ​Jay​ ​Harris​ ​(Soul​ ​Rebel​ ​Project),​ ​Dean​ ​Fraser,​ ​Lone
Ranger,​ ​Gappy​ ​Ranks,​ ​Tony​ ​Greene,​ ​Leroy​ ​"Horsemouth"​ ​Wallace​ ​(from​ ​the​ ​movie​ ​Rockers),​ ​Pinchers,
and​ ​Joe​ ​Lickshot.